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Online Pet Sales and Transportation Scam: Police in Texas Issue Warning

The fake business offers deals well below market value.

Published

2 years ago

October 19, 2022

PETS+ Staff

Police in Texas say they’ve become aware of an online pet sales and transportation scam.

The Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Police Department stated that the scammers are using the Airport’s address, 5401 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., in an effort to appear as a legitimate business. The business has been operating under several names including “EasyPetTransport[dot]com”, “englishcockerspaniels[dot]com”, and “Deluxeschnauser[dot]com,” according to a press release.

There is no animal/pet locator and shipper located at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.

The fake business offers deals well below market value and does not appear to be related to a verified business operating under the name “EZPetTransport[dot]com,” according to the release.

“Any website that appears to be ‘too good to be true’ should be verified before you complete a transaction with them,” police stated.

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